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    El Sur 1983 POSTER

    El Sur

    1983

    Spanish

    7.8

    29

    Action

    criterion

    Drama

    Mystery

    Romance

    spain

    Víctor Erice Víctor Erice Director José Vivó José Vivó as Camarero José Luis Fernández 'Pirri' José Luis Fernández 'Pirri' as Carioco Chus Lampreave Chus Lampreave as Casilda Germaine Montero Germaine Montero as Doña Rosario
    A woman recalls her childhood growing up in the North of Spain, focusing on her relationship with her father.
    Happy Together 1997 POSTER

    Happy Together

    1997

    Cn

    7.7

    44

    Action

    argentina

    criterion

    Drama

    falling out of love

    lgbt

    male homosexuality

    relationship problems

    Romance

    Kar-Wai Wong Kar-Wai Wong Director Chen Chang Chen Chang as Chang Leslie Cheung Leslie Cheung as Ho Po-wing Tony Chiu Wai Leung Tony Chiu Wai Leung as Lai Yiu-fai Gregory Dayton Gregory Dayton as Lover
    A gay couple from Hong Kong takes a trip to Argentina in search of a new beginning but instead begins drifting even further apart.
    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces 2014 POSTER

    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

    2014

    English

    7.5

    15

    90%

    90%

    1990s

    criterion

    Drama

    Horror

    Mystery

    Thriller

    washington state

    David Lynch David Lynch Director Warren Frost Warren Frost as Dr. Will Hayward Frances Bay Frances Bay as Mrs. Tremond Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer Sutherland as Sam Stanley David Brisbin David Brisbin as Second Woodsman
    Ninety minutes of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, assembled by David Lynch to continue the story of the final week of Laura Palmer’s life.
    True Stories 1986 POSTER

    True Stories

    1986

    English

    7.2

    13

    76%

    83%

    Action

    breaking the fourth wall

    Comedy

    criterion

    Musical

    small town

    texas

    David Byrne David Byrne Director John Goodman John Goodman as Louis Fyne Scott Valentine Scott Valentine as Member of Air Band Henry Kissinger Henry Kissinger as Self Alix Elias Alix Elias as The Cute Woman
    A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
    Shame 1968 POSTER

    Shame

    1968

    Swedish

    29

    67%

    89%

    Action

    criterion

    Drama

    War

    Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Director Liv Ullmann Liv Ullmann as Eva Rosenberg Agda Helin Agda Helin as Handlarfrun Gunnar Björnstrand Gunnar Björnstrand as överste Jacobi, borgmästare Per Berglund Per Berglund as Soldat
    In the midst of a civil war, a pair of former violinists in a tempestuous marriage oversee a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.
    The Ascent 1977 POSTER

    The Ascent

    1977

    Russian

    8.2

    19

    100%

    92%

    Action

    criterion

    Drama

    partisan

    snow

    soviet union

    War

    woman director

    world war ii

    Larisa Shepitko Larisa Shepitko Director Mikhail Selyutin Mikhail Selyutin as Vasili Kravtsov Vasili Kravtsov as Sergei Kanishchev Sergei Kanishchev as Boy wearing Budenovka Anatoliy Solonitsyn Anatoliy Solonitsyn as Portnov, the Nazi interrogator
    Two Soviet partisans leave their starving band to get supplies from a nearby farm. The Germans have reached the farm first, so the pair must go on a journey deep into occupied territory, a voyage that will also take them deep into their souls.
    Limelight 1952 POSTER

    Limelight

    1952

    English

    41

    88%

    90%

    Action

    ballet dancer

    black and white

    clown

    Comedy

    criterion

    Drama

    Music

    Romance

    Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin Director Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin as Calvero Curt Furburg Curt Furburg as Empire Theatre Patron Geraldine Chaplin Geraldine Chaplin as Little Girl in Opening Scene Marjorie Bennett Marjorie Bennett as Mrs. Alsop
    A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.
    Where Is the Friend's House? 1987 POSTER

    Where Is the Friend's House?

    1987

    Persian

    8.1

    52

    Action

    Adventure

    criterion

    Drama

    Family

    family relationships

    iranian new wave

    notebook

    village

    village life

    Abbas Kiarostami Abbas Kiarostami Director Hager Faraz Poor Hager Faraz Poor as Apple Seller Maria Chdjari Maria Chdjari as Girl who Stutters Hamdallah Askar Poor Hamdallah Askar Poor as Old Man Kadiret Kaoiyen Poor Kadiret Kaoiyen Poor as Religious Old Man
    An 8-year-old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.
    War and Peace 1965 POSTER

    War and Peace

    1965

    Russian

    8.3

    17

    Action

    criterion

    Drama

    History

    Romance

    War

    Sergey Bondarchuk Sergey Bondarchuk Director Nikita Mikhalkov Nikita Mikhalkov as cameo Vladislav Strzhelchik Vladislav Strzhelchik as Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte Oleg Tabakov Oleg Tabakov as Nikolai Rostov Ivan Zhevago Ivan Zhevago as Russian Soldier
    A seven-hour epic adaptation of the novel by Leo Tolstoy. The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.
    Through the Olive Trees 1994 POSTER

    Through the Olive Trees

    1994

    Persian

    7.7

    43

    88%

    88%

    Action

    criterion

    Drama

    filmmaking

    film within a film

    meta

    meta cinema

    Abbas Kiarostami Abbas Kiarostami Director Jafar Panahi Jafar Panahi as Dastyar Ahmed Ahmed Poor Ahmed Ahmed Poor as Himself N. Boursadiki N. Boursadiki as Tahra Khodabakhsh Defaei Khodabakhsh Defaei as teacher
    When the actor in a scene for his film Life And Nothing More… has to quit, a film director casts another man for the part. However, complications arise since the man and the woman who was cast for the scene know each other.
    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum 1939 POSTER

    The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

    1939

    Japanese

    7.8

    16

    19th century

    Action

    criterion

    Drama

    forbidden love

    kabuki

    osaka, japan

    Romance

    tokyo, japan

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Kôkichi Takada Kôkichi Takada as Fukusuke Nakamura Kikuko Hanaoka Kikuko Hanaoka as Onaka, a geisha Kômei Minami Kômei Minami as Shintomi greenroom manager Yoshiaki Hanayagi Yoshiaki Hanayagi as Tamijirô Onoue
    In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully follows him.
    A Woman Under the Influence 1974 POSTER

    A Woman Under the Influence

    1974

    English

    8.0

    60

    86%

    91%

    Action

    ambivalent

    criterion

    Drama

    los angeles, california

    mental breakdown

    Romance

    tense

    unfaithfulness

    John Cassavetes John Cassavetes Director Frank Richards Frank Richards as Adolph Nick Cassavetes Nick Cassavetes as Adolph Cliff Carnell Cliff Carnell as Aldo Peter Falk Peter Falk as Nick Longhetti
    Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness, but her extremely volatile behavior convinces Nick that she poses a danger to their family and decides to commit her to an institution for six months. Alone with a trio of kids to raise on his own, he awaits her return, which holds more than a few surprises.
    Autumn Sonata 1978 POSTER

    Autumn Sonata

    1978

    Swedish

    8.1

    33

    85%

    92%

    Action

    criterion

    Drama

    invalid

    loss of loved one

    marriage

    mother daughter reunion

    Music

    pianist

    Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Director Ingrid Bergman Ingrid Bergman as Charlotte Andergast Lena Nyman Lena Nyman as Helena Georg Løkkeberg Georg Løkkeberg as Leonardo Gunnar Björnstrand Gunnar Björnstrand as Paul
    After a seven-year absence, Charlotte Andergast travels to Sweden to reunite with her daughter Eva. The pair have a troubled relationship: Charlotte sacrificed the responsibilities of motherhood for a career as a classical pianist. Over an emotional night, the pair reopen the wounds of the past. Charlotte gets another shock when she finds out that her mentally impaired daughter, Helena, is out of the asylum and living with Eva.
    La Notte 1961 POSTER

    La Notte

    1961

    Italian

    7.9

    20

    84%

    91%

    Action

    criterion

    Drama

    hospital

    infidelity

    milan

    socialite party

    writer

    Michelangelo Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni Director Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Mastroianni as Giovanni Pontano Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau as Lidia Pontano Giansiro Ferrata Giansiro Ferrata as (uncredited) Monica Vitti Monica Vitti as Valentina Gherardini
    A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship in Milan.
    Close-Up 1990 POSTER

    Close-Up

    1990

    Persian

    8.2

    53

    89%

    88%

    Action

    Biography

    Crime

    criterion

    Drama

    filmmaker

    mohsen makhmalbaf

    movie business

    reenactment

    teheran (tehran), iran

    Abbas Kiarostami Abbas Kiarostami Director Hossain Farazmand Hossain Farazmand as Reporter Abbas Kiarostami Abbas Kiarostami as Self Mohammad Ali Barrati Mohammad Ali Barrati as Soldier Hooshang Shamaei Hooshang Shamaei as Taxi Driver
    This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf—as the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves.
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